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The first Hungarian Olympic champion became a famous architect - Alfréd Hajós was born 145 years ago
February 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Hungary is considered a great power in water sports, which was already foreshadowed by the glory of our first Olympic champion: Alfréd Hajós won Hungary's first gold in swimming. At the Athens competition, he was only eighteen years old, so he had to choose a career after his victory, and the swimmer nicknamed the Hungarian Dolphin became an architect. In the first half of the 20th century, Alfréd Hajós, who was born 145 years ago, achieved good results in this field as well, his works were of the high standard of the era.
Light permeates the reborn Ráday House
October 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Large-scale construction had been going on in Ráday Street, and especially Markusovszky Square, in recent years, the veil has recently been lifted: the new building of the Ráday Dormitory, which burned down in early 2019, has been completed. The works also included the renovation of the original centre, so an entire block of buildings was reborn in the heart of Ferencváros. Old and new blend together harmoniously, perfectly expressing the Christian values prevailing between the walls.
The burned-down but now rebuilt dormitory on Ráday Street was handed over
October 2, 2022 at 3:00 PM
In 2019, the Reformed dormitory in the 9th District, on the plot of the Dunamellék Reformed Church District bordered by Ráday Street, Köztelek Street, Markusovszky Square, and Biblia Street, burned down under tragic circumstances. In its place, on the side facing Markusovszky Square, the new dormitory wing has now been completed, but in addition, the central building bordered by Ráday Street and Köztelek Street, acquired in 1912, has also been completely remodelled. In the renewed headquarters building, the bishop's office can be found at 28 Ráday Street and the Faculty of Theology of the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church can be approached from Köztelek Street.
The Reformed church on Böszörményi ústreet was renovated and a new tower was built
December 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM
A new tower was erected, the church square was enlarged, classrooms were built, and a modern scout home was created during the reconstruction of the Reformed church on Böszörményi street. The conversion was already very timely in the church, which originally served as a restaurant and was later only partially remodeled.
Makovecz started it, his pupil finished it: The church of Pesterzsébet was inaugurated
September 27, 2021 at 4:00 PM
The Reformed Church of Togetherness in Pesterzsébet-Szabótelep was consecrated, the foundation stone of which was laid on September 23, 2018, and construction began in 2019. A 20th district building is the first church in Budapest, which is based on the ideas of Imre Makovecz. the details of the plans were worked out by Tamás Dósa-Papp, the student of the world-famous architect. The church also has a congregation house and a parish.
Church on Szabadság tér constructed for refugees from territories lost after Trianon
September 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM
A church can be found under 2 Szabadság Square, on the ground floor of a six-storey residential building. Wedged between two other blocks of flats, those walking along the pavement may not even realise that they had walked by a church. Few know that it was built by Hungarian refugees that moved to Hungary from areas annexed by neighbouring countries after the Treaty of Trianon that ended World War I.
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